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India Knight's avatar

STANDING OVATION ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

Ah THANKS India! ❤️

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Laura harwood-smith's avatar

Reading your piece is always the BEST start to my weekend. First thing I look at on my phone. Love the way you write and your take on the world. Right up my street. Xx

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

This is so nice to hear thank you so much! X

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BookishSam's avatar

100% this. Saturday morning with a cup of tea before my husband gets up! Bliss.

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Natalie's avatar

Topo Gigio! Now there’s a blast from the past. Used to love that restaurant.

Great blog, as always. Funny and with so much heart.

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

It was such a good restaurant! Just great food. Thanks so much for reading xx

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Laura Price's avatar

I love this SO much Lisa. Yay for amazing second marriages, cats who can't use the cat flap and men who are just pure good xxx

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

Thanks so much Laura! And yay for all of those things xx

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Maria's avatar

Firstly I second what India said. Secondly THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT FILM !!! ❤️❤️❤️xx

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

😂😂 Joe was so happy I wrote a whole post about him he couldn’t get over it 😂 thanks Maria and happy weekend!

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Elle Hervin's avatar

Brilliant, Brilliant story Lisa! Loved reading this ❤️.

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

Thank you Elle!

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Claire's avatar

Loved reading this Lisa ❤️❤️

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

Thanks so much!

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Leesa Riding's avatar

Love this Lisa! Love how you write and keep it real. xxxx

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

Thank you Leesa! Xxx

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Moy Lewis-Logie's avatar

Love it ♥️♥️

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

Thanks so much for reading!

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Kate Davis's avatar

Excellent

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

Thank you!

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Jane Mossop's avatar

Love this so much Lisa! 😘

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

Thanks so much jane xx

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Sara Hudson's avatar

Great writing Lisa, made me 😂 so much Joe basically tell people to “Piss Off” at 11PM xx

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

That’s actually exactly what he does and sometimes earlier 😳😂 thanks so much!

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Elisabeth Berridge's avatar

Wonderful and the kids MUST read this!!

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

I live in hope 😂thanks so much! Xx

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Lynne Bloomfield's avatar

That was so refreshing to read, not many of us actually follow the Disney princess route but we still manage to create a family full of love and reality xx

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

You are so right. Thanks for reading Lynne xx

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MG's avatar

This made me cry! And laugh - broken ankle haha (sorry Leo) sounds like something I would’ve done. Thanks for sharing. And well done you for recognising a good thing when it came into your life (and leaving a bad situation)…

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

No one in my family has ever forgotten the broken ankle incident 😂 thanks so much for reading xx

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BookishSam's avatar

Love this Lisa, such a great read. Your daughter is the spit of you!

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Lisa Dawson's avatar

We are quite similar! 😂thanks so much for reading and sharing, so appreciated xx

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